Dortmund eye top spot in Europa League Group C

Borussia Dortmund have their sights set on topping UEFA Europa League Group C when hosting PAOK FC on Thursday evening, but to do so they will have to better the result of FC Krasnodar (kick-off 19:00CET/18:00GMT).

The two sides shared the spoils in the reverse fixture earlier this season with a 1-1 draw , but BVB will be hoping to go one better to give themselves the best chance of climbing into top spot.

Top facts

Dortmund have won nine of their last 11 competitive encounters.

The 1-0 defeat suffered against FC Krasnodar was BVB’s first loss in the UEFA Europa League under Thomas Tuchel.

Dortmund picked up a 1-0 home win, whilst suffering a 3-1 defeat on the road against Olympiacos FC in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stages – their only other previous encounter with Greek opposition.

PAOK are without a win in six against German opposition with their overall record reading W1 D4 L3.